Promotional Props and Costumes

Welcome to our blog! We specialise in creating mascot costumes, bespoke character costumes, one-off props, puppets and specialist pieces for the promotions, advertising & marketing industry as well as for stage and Television. Enjoy!

Wednesday, 4 May 2016

As you can imagine here at Promotion Props and Costumes we love seeing people in wacky dress up and one of the best places to catch them all frolicking about is at one of the many marathon events held annually all across the UK.

If you are unaware of the ‘Marathon Costume’ then I’m not really sure what to suggest you’ve been getting up to but whatever it was it has definitely lead to you missing out on some very creative and outright bizarre get ups.

For many years now it has been becoming more and more popular to wear a costume when running a marathon, not so much for the full on professional runner but more for the occasional amateur and especially for those running on behalf of a chosen charity.

The general idea is to get more people to notice you and basically to make it more fun for yourself and everyone else involved. This has resulted in an ever growing crowd following at the events and more and more people partaking in the actual marathon and wearing costumes just like the ones below.

So as you can see fancy dress and mascot costumes are a very big deal when it comes to marathon culture, in fact they are expected and many would be extremely disappointed to turn up to a marathon with everyone in the traditional running gear.

Make a statement, get fit while having fun or just look silly just because...

Of course you don’t have to be in a marathon to wear a mascot costume, whatever your occasion or need Promotional Props and Costumes are always happy to guide you through the many different ways of creating a mascot costume or any product suited to your needs and budget, for more information just give us a call or send us an email

We are happy to work from an existing design or we can create a new character just for you; the choice is yours.

Monday, 29 February 2016

For those of you who don’t know who Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
are, they are a British comedy double act, who have written and starred in
several comedy programmes on our TV screens since 1990.

The comedy duo was set to do a 25th anniversary
tour in the UK in 2015 but was cancelled because Bob Mortimer undergo emergency
triple-bypass heart surgery, after thinking that he had a chest infection but
in this case, something more serious.

However it’s not all doom and gloom because the comedy double
are back in 2016 after the doctors gave Bob the “go ahead” to carry on with the
tour.

You may ask what this has got to do with Promotional
Props? Well we made The Greg Mitchell puppet!

The Greg Mitchell puppet first appeared on Vic Reeves' Big
Night Out in the early 90s, where Greg was always wasting money.

Here at Promotional Props and Costumes we specialise in
creating mascot costumes, bespoke character costumes and any one-off props here
at our services are available all over the UK and Ireland., so give us a call
on 0115 9474 440 to see what we can do for you.

Monday, 1 February 2016

All of us at Promotional Props and Costumes
would like to wish you all a healthy and a wonderful New Year!

We are lucky enough to have, once again, been
swamped with orders this year and we must admit some of our favourite
projects to work on come in during the festive season. Whether it’s Panto
stars or charity mascots, it’s a magical time of the year here.

You can see some of our wonderful past and
present designs here on our blog, and on our Facebook page! We would like to
take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful clients from 2015 for
providing us this fun and exciting projects.

Remember that if you are thinking about
investing in a company mascot in 2016, we specialise in creating mascot
costumes, bespoke character costumes, one-off props, puppets and specialist
pieces for the promotions, advertising and marketing industry as well as the
stage and television!

We love what we do and have so much
experience, that we can tackle any mascot or prop related challenge. So happy
new year everybody, and remember who to come to for all you promotional
puppets, props and costumes in 2016!

Remember if you need to brighten up your
presentations, wow your clients, or make a larger than life impression on the
public, WE CAN HELP!!! Contact us today on +44 (0) 115 9474 440

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

We love this season at Promotional Props! There are few
things more festive than going to watch a pantomime at Christmas. Full of lively
music, singing and dancing with plenty of slapstick and practical jokes – a
panto is guaranteed to be enjoyed by the whole family.

We have been busy making costumes, props and puppets for
pantomime season! Here’s the going build of the scary giant who will star in
this year’s production of Jack and The Bean Stalk at The Theatre Royal in Bury
St Edmonds!

A
Pantomime essentially a type of musical
comedy stage production, designed for family entertainment. They were developed
in England and are still performed up and down to country during the Christmas
and New Year season.

If you’ve not been to a pantomime before, now is the time to
start! Whether you have young children or not, a good panto really is suitable
and entertaining for all ages!

Here at Promotional Proms and Consumes, our services are
available all over the UK and Ireland and sometimes even further afield.

Whether it’s for stage, panto, school, sports, advertisements or anything else,
we can make costumes and props for you from your designs or our own ideas. Just
contacts us for details!!

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Choosing a mascot is a massive
decision and is probably one of the most important ones you will make when it
come to your company branding.

The mascot that you choose will
become the face of your company – it will be the image that people think of
where they think of your company or hear your company name. The right mascot
costume will make your company stand out and be memorable.

So, here are our tips for what to consider when
choosing a mascot for your company.

Practicalities

Luckily for you, we know what
we’re doing at Promotional Props, especially when it comes to practicalities!
Your suit mascot costume needs to be:

Well-made and strong – It’s a
big expense for something that will fall apart after 6 months!

It needs to be wearable – That means
breathable and lightweight! There’s no use having an amazing life-like
mascot design if no one can bear to wear in for more that 2 minutes at a
time!

It
needs to be washable – If you have never been the person inside a
mascot costume, you probably don’t fully appreciate this one. They can get
hot, dirty and smelly quite quickly, so it’s essential to have a costume
that can be cleaned easily – because it will need to be cleaned!

It
needs to be manoeuvrable – A mascot needs to be fun and interactive, which
is can’t be if it can’t move around and interact with people.

Memorable

You’ve probably noticed that a
lot of mascot costumes are animals. That’s because people quickly identify what
they are! (And people generally love animals.) Of course you don’t have to
limit yourself to animals. Anything that people will be able to recognise and
that suits your company image could potentially make a good choice. As a
starting point, you might want to consider something that is locally
recognisable. For example, here in Nottingham, you may go for something
Sherwood Forest related i.e.: Robin Hood, bears, squirrels, owls, deers, etc!

Try to stay away from personal
things, or ‘inside jokes’ that the average person, or potential customers might
not understand. Mascots convey
personality and introduce to your company’s image. The ideal one will be
prominent in people’s minds and make them remember your brand.

We’re very experienced in
designing and making mascot for a wide variety and businesses and sectors here
at Promotional Props and Costumes - get in touch today to create yours!

About Me

We specialise in creating mascot costumes, bespoke character costumes, one-off props, puppets and specialist pieces for the promotions, advertising and marketing industry as well as the stage and television. We love what we do and we use lots of glue!